Tomás Palacios has agreed to lead the MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) as director, effective today. Tomás has directed the Microsystems Technology Laboratories since 2022 and will continue in that role.
Updates on the annual spending process in Washington, D.C., and information on the likely impacts a government shutdown would have on the Institute’s research enterprise.
The Institute is assessing and evaluating the initial impacts of the executive actions and new agency guidance we are aware of to date. This page requires Touchstone login.
Shining a light on the critical role of mentors in a postdoc's career, the MIT Postdoctoral Association presented the fourth annual Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Awards to professors John Marshall and Erin Kara.
If Congress fails to pass new legislation to fund the government beyond September 30, 2025, the government will shut down until Congress can approve a spending bill. A linked FAQ provides guidance to the MIT research community.
As a result of changes to federal requirements, MIT will now require all “covered individuals” engaged in federally funded research to complete research security training by December 31, 2025. Earlier deadlines apply for NIH, NSF, and DOE proposals, awards, and modifications, and for any other agencies that set training deadlines this fall.
The letter announces that the Cryogenic Laboratory (CryoLab) will close on October 1, and continuity of service for researchers who relied on the lab will be provided by the Institute’s preferred supplier for packaged gas services, Linde Gas and Equipment.
Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Ian A. Waitz, and Ramona Allen
The letter announces a new streamlined system, MyCOI-OPA+, for consolidated reporting of financial conflicts of interest and outside professional activities, as well as a Conflict of Commitment policy that applies to all Institute employees.
